Eyeglass case



LSSLZSS Dec;v 20, 1932. s. 1 .A LACHTSEF:

`EYTEKILASS CASE Filed May 4, 1932 y VE TOR.

lbatented Dec. 2Q, 1932 UNITEB SAUL L. LACHTER, OF IR'V'INGTON, NEW JERSEY EYEGL-ASS CASE Application led May 4, 1932. Serial No. 609,057;

My invention relates to leather cases or containers, such, for example, as are provided and used for holding eyeglasses and spectacles, and particularly to eyeglass cases of that class which are made from leather or other flexible sheet material comprising a pouch body provided with a closure flap that is fastened to the outer side of the pouch, usually by means of the ordinary stud and socket snap fastener.

A. U-shaped flat strip of spring metal is positioned within the pouch body to preserve and maintain the shape thereof, said strip carrying a block positioned thereon and to the rear of the pouch fastening member and forming a central support on which the eyeglasses are positioned in the pouch.

Euring the flap closing and opening operation, and in the ordinary handling of the case, the block is constantly subjected to pressure, and, in order toavoid injury to the eyeglasses carried in the case, it is essential that the block be rigidly and immovably positioned on the strip.

Various extraneous expediente have heretofore been employed to this end. For eX- ample, it has heretofore been common to secure the block to the metal strip by a nail passing vertically through the metal strip and into the block, but such means have not been satisfactory, permitting the twisting of the block on the strip, with resultant injury to the eyeglasses carried in the case.

An object of my invention is to overcome these objections and to provide means for rigidly and immovably positioning the block centrally on the strip to prevent longitudinal and transverse movement of the block thereon, without the use of separate or additional parts and without impairing the function of the strip.

A further object of my invention is to provide securing means integral with the spring metal strip, preferably consisting of prongs integral therewith, adapted to embrace the block at opposite ends and to thus immovably and rigidly position the block thereon.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, are accomplished by the simple and practical construction and F ig. l represents a perspective View of the 60 spring metal strip and block carried thereby, used in my device, and

. F 1g. 5 represents a bottom plan view thereof .As shown in the drawing, the case is made 6.5

from suitable sheet material, preferably leather or the like, comprising a pouch having a closure flap 2 adapted to be fastened to the outer side of the pouch by any suitable means, as by the ordinary stud and socket snap fastener elements 3 3', carried bythe flap and pouch, respectively.

A U-shaped flat strip of spring metal 1 is positioned within the pouch, and consists of a longitudinal strip 4 occupying the bottom of therpouch and having resilient arms or end members 5-5 adapted to bear against the ends of the pouch, said arms or end members being preferably slightly outturned at their extremities, to prevent displacement.

lThe strip t is provided with prongs 6 6 of any desired or convenient shape, struck up therefrom, said prongs being preferably embedded in and tightly embracing the opposite ends of the block 7, which may be of any desired or convenient shape, being preferably wedge-shaped.

rlhe block 7, which may be made of wood or any other suitable material, is preferably, as

shown in the drawing, of the same width as the strip l and has a wide base adapted 'to be engaged at opposite ends by the prongs 6-6 of the strip l to rigidly position the block centrallv on the strip 4, the sides of the block tapering towards the top, providing a narrow f top for the support of the bridge of eyeglasses (not shown), the block also forming a. support against which the fastening members 3-8 may be pressed.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that my device consists essentially of relatively few and simple parts, which lend themselves admirably to economical manufacture from metal or other material by the use of suitable and inexpensive dies.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodiment may be con'- structed including many modifications With"- out departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended'claims;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A spectacle case comprising a pouch of fiexible material provided with a closing Hap, a substantially U-shaped resilient frame arranged in the pouch and consisting of a strip occupying the bottom of the pouch and having resilient end members bearing against the ends of the pouch, a block positioned on the strip and prongs struck up from and projecting upwardly from the strip and embedded in and embracing opposite ends o f the block to immovably position the same on the strip.

2. In a case having a pouch of flexible material, a U-shaped resilient frame consisting of a longitudinal strip occupying the bottom of the pouch, and having resilient end members bearing against the ends of the pouch, a block centrally positioned on the strip and members struck-up from said strip and embedded in and embracing said block to immovably position the block on the strip.

3. A spectacle case comprising a pouch of flexible material provided with a closing flap, said flap and pouch being provided with fastening members, a substantially U-shaped resilient frame arranged in the pouch and consisting of a strip occupying the bottom of the pouch and having resilient end members bearing against the ends of the pouch, a Wedgeshaped block positioned on the strip, and prongs struck up from and projecting upwardly from the strip and embedded in and embracing opposite ends of the block to immovably position the same on the strip and to the rear of the pouch fastening member.

This specification signed this 3rd day of May, 1932.

SAUL L. LACHTER. 

